Morocco-Germany: Seminar on cooperation development held in Berlin

The development of Moroccan-German cooperation was the focus of a seminar held in Berlin on Friday by the German-Moroccan Skills Network “DMK”.

The meeting, placed under the theme “Strategic dialogue to promote development cooperation”, was held as part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the cooperation agreement between Morocco and Germany in the field of manpower.

Addressing the gathering, Claudia Martini, from the German Federal Government’s Delegation for Migration, Refugees and Integration, said that this event testifies to the density of relations between Morocco and Germany, and at the same time reflects the importance attached by the Kingdom to developing its ties with Germany.

Highlighting the need to “generalize the principle of cultural diversity in the various German administrations”, she stressed that such actions would help to further integrate citizens of different nationalities into German society.

On his part, Secretary General of the Department of Moroccan Expatriates at the Foreign Ministry, Ismail Lamghari, stressed the importance of this event, which would “help give impetus” to relations between the two countries.

Rooted in history, relations between Morocco and Germany have recently seen a “strong dynamic”, he noted, recalling in this respect the Joint Declaration of August 25, 2022, establishing a strategic dialogue on bilateral and international issues of common interest.

Moroccans living in Germany, who number around 150,000, are active in various fields and contribute to the economic and social development of Germany and Morocco, he said, calling on the new generations to “further strengthen their presence through their many skills”.

For his part, president of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), Driss El Yazami, emphasized that Moroccan communities demonstrate in Europe an undeniable dynamism in terms of roots as evidenced, among other indicators, by the rate of naturalization. These naturalizations show a strong aspiration to integrate into the hosting societies, he said.

Aware of the importance of the Moroccan diaspora and the role it plays in development cooperation, Morocco devoted to this diaspora four articles in the 2011 Constitution, said El Yazami.